A very average bungalow with a double garage extension dating from the 1970s and built on a dark site with mature trees all around many designers would be cowed by.
Courtyard house riba. The home s two blocks echo the barn and other agricultural buildings they sit alongside. The front door opens onto a light filled courtyard conceived of as the central hearth of the house. The success of the building s functionality and sense of space and flow comes from a meticulously crafted plan around this central courtyard. Courtyard house london e7.
East riba regional award 2019. Dezeen daily is sent every day and contains all the latest stories from dezeen. Courtyard house has been completed to a very high standard offering spacious and well planned accommodation in a contemporary style. The architect has cleverly remodelled a very average 1970s bungalow with a double garage extension to create a coherent u shaped building around a courtyard.
A small study separates the yard from a garden articulated by a diagonal path to the main building. Williams griffiths architects for james drew michaela breilmann contract value. 82m 2 cost per m 2. Clad in weathering steel on a triangular end of terrace plot this courtyard house was designed for a client whose daughter lives next door.
House lessans designed by mcgonigle mcgrath has been named riba house of the year. Barefoot architects for private client contract value. This ingenious two storey timber framed house cleverly exploits a small infill site. Pale rustic brick gives a variation in tone across the elevations with flourishes including wavy parapets circular windows and.
A notched courtyard house typology positions homes close together without privacy issues while ensuring positive overlooking of streets. Arranged over two floors upon entering there is a large entrance lobby with space for a fine study home office 2 bedrooms one with en suite bathroom a guest shower room and a utility room on the ground floor. This project espouses the architect s ability to make the best of very little. The canonbury courtyard house was the only house commended in the new london architecture awards.
Riba award ceremony riba 2019 london award for canonbury courtyard house. The family home in county down is firmly rooted in its landscape. The first space is a modest yard with a utility workshop area. Courtyard house was one of 20 houses longlisted for the riba house of the year 2015 prize.